1971 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1971 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1971 Big Ten football season. In their first year under head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 in conference game), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 379 to 121.

1971 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–10 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Frank Lauterbur (1st season)
MVP	Craig Clemons
Captains	Geoff Michelosen Craig Clemons
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

1971 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Hawkeyes gained 897 rushing yards and 1,495 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 3,572 rushing yards and 1,400 passing yards. They gave up 324.7 rushing yards per game.

The team's statistical leaders included Frank Sunderman (109-of-235 passing, 1,297 yards), Levi Mitchell (623 rushing yards), Dave Triplett (28 receptions for 426 yards), Harry Kokolus (25 points scored), and Dave Simms (139 total tackles). Cornerback Craig Clemons was a first-team All-American. Clemons and Geoff Michelosen were the team captains. Clemons was also selected as the team's most valuable player.

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Home attendance totaled 233,150, an average of 46,630 per game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at No. 11 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 21–52	75,596
September 18	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 19–33	24,092
September 25	No. 12 Penn State*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 14–44	44,303
October 2	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IL		L 13–45	63,485
October 9	Northwestern	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 3–28	53,102
October 16	Minnesota	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		L 14–19	51,488
October 23	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 3–34	60,383
October 30	Wisconsin	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 20–16	43,155
November 6	at No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		L 7–63	72,467
November 13	Indiana	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 7–14	42,102
November 20	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 0–31	40,703
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 10 Levi Mitchell Sr QB 11 Kyle Skogman Jr FL 12 Dave Harris Jr QB 13 Frank Sunderman Jr QB 14 Ron Hayes So QB 15 Rob Fick So RB 17 Kim Hardt So FL 21 Jerry Reardon Jr FL 27 Tony Major Sr RB 29 Steve Penney Sr FB 31 Frank Holmes Sr FB 33 Bob Sims Jr TE 36 Tom Cabalka Jr G 38 Paul Jurca Jr G 39 Karl Hoinkes Jr RB 44 Harold Johnson So WR 47 Dave Triplett Sr C 50 Clark Malmer Sr G 51 Mark Nelson So C 55 Pat Long So C 58 Joe Ritchie Jr G 60 Geoff Mickelson Sr G 61 Rich Lutz Jr G 64 John Farrell Jr OT 67 Don Presson Jr G 69 Lorin Lynch Sr OT 71 Jim Kaiser Sr OT 72 Craig Darling Jr OT 74 Jim Begale Jr OT 76 Wendell Bell Sr G 79 Kelly Disser Sr OT 81 Todd Watson Jr WR 83 Brian Rollins So TE 85 Ed Morrissey So TE 89 Don Osby Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 16 Craig Johnson Jr DB 18 Alan Schaefer Sr DB 19 Bill Schoonover Jr DB 20 Wayne Holloway Jr DB 23 Charles Cross Jr DE 25 Ike White Jr DB 26 Al Matthews Jr DB 30 Mike Wendling Jr DB 32 Bruce Stromberg Jr LB 34 Rich Byard Jr LB 35 Dave Simms Jr DB 40 Rick Brooks So DB 43 Craig Clemons (C) Sr DB 41 Tom Halleckson So DB 45 Rich Solomon Sr DB 46 Jerry Johnson Sr LB 49 Roger Jerrick So LB 53 Harry Young So DT 63 Marvin Glasgow Jr DE 65 Dean Drenzek Jr LB 66 Murphy Anderson So DT 70 Charles Podolak Sr DT 75 Jim Waschek So DT 77 Ron Conatser So DT 78 Ernie Roberson So DE 84 Kent Rinaberger So DE 87 Dan Dickel So DE 88 Mike Dillner Jr DE 90 Larry Horton Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 22 Harry Kokolus So PK 28 Mike Cooper Jr	Head coach Frank Lauterbur Coordinators/assistant coaches Jack Harbaugh Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt